brain

I have to admit that the idea of woodpeckers and headaches gives me the giggles. But it's a valid question when you appreciate that their pecking can generate forces up to 1200G. Scientists have now found some evidence of the accumulation of tau protein - the same proteins linked to...

Paper is from 2014, I thought I'd post this as it comes up in the Q&A with Dr Montoya. Full text available at http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.14141079 Press release from Stanford...

Remember this being discussed at the other place. Its due to be available in the US some time this year. " FDA Approves New Device for Insomnia The Cerêve Sleep System, a prescription device that helps reduce latency to stage 1 and stage 2 sleep by keeping the forehead cool has received US...

This is an interesting article. Brain neurons are exchanging RNA molecules using HIV-shaped (icosahedral) capsules. It seems like it may have something to do with learning and the formation of long-term memories.

A story on Australian radio Tuesday morning local time covered a paper in the journal Nature (the audio won't play outside Australia, so for those overseas I'll try to find the study link and post below). According to the researcher interviewed in the radio piece, too much salt changes the gut...

Elevated brain natriuretic peptide levels in chronic fatigue syndrome associate with cardiac dysfunction: a case control study Cara Tomas,1Andreas Finkelmeyer,1,2Tim Hodgson,2Laura MacLachlan,1Guy A MacGowan, 1,3Andrew M Blamire,1,2Julia L Newton1,4...

PDF download - http://www.neuroregulation.org/article/download/17838/11670

An interesting and accessible article describing some aspects of the state of the art understanding of what microglial cells are, what they do, and how they do it. http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2017/Microglia__The_Brain_s_First_Responders/# (Although microglial cells may well be involved in...

Neuroimaging Studies of MECFS: A Primer If you look for neuroimaging studies of MECFS, you will come across four different types of methods that are used. What you can conclude from each study depends hugely on the method that was used, so it’s important to know the basics. The first three...